Lawsuit possible if rapid bus project leaves out North Nashville

1:03 PM,
Apr. 5, 2013

A computer rendering of bus rapid transit along West End Avenue in Nashville.

Written by

Joey Garrison
The Tennessean

A lawsuit against the city could be in store if Metro officials don't alter a proposed bus rapid transit project so that it steers toward North Nashville, according to a Nashville lawmaker.

"That's certainly an option," said state Rep. Brenda Gilmore, D-Nashville, who represents a large swath of the low-income, predominantly African-American area and is part of a group of a few dozen North Nashville residents concerned about the issue. "And there has been some discussion about that.

"Historically, North Nashville has just been neglected," she added, stressing that litigation would be a ...